Abstract:
This research focused on improving students’ critical reading
comprehension through DRTA (Directed Reading Thinking Activity) method.
This research answer these main question (1) Is there any significan improving on
the students critical reading comprehension through DRTA (Directed Reading
Thinking Activity) Method? (2) How the improvement occurs after using Directed
Reading Thinking Activity (DRTA) learning critical reading comprehension in
class XI SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan ?. Twenty five students’ of the eleventh
grade students’ of SMK Negeri 1 Percut Sei Tuan 2018 were instructed through
DRTA method to improve their critical in reading comprehension. This research
is an classroom action research (CAR). The technique of data analysis included
qualitative and quantitative. It is conducted in two cycles. Each cycle consists of
planning, action, observation and reflection. From the result, the researcher found
several findings on it. The result of this research shows an improvement of
students’ critical in reading comprehension by using “DRTA” method
